JAKARTA, Indonesia – Indonesia's Mount Merapi unleashed a torrent of hot clouds, turning the sky a fiery red, as molten lava flowed down its slopes on Thursday with the eruption forcing over 250 people to flee their homes, authorities said. Lava flows down from the crater of Indonesia's most...
JAYAPURA, Indonesia -- Separatists in Indonesia's Papua province took responsibility Friday for the killing of eight technicians as they repaired a telecommunications mast in a remote area. Gunmen in the mountainous district stormed the tower belonging to Telkomsel, a major state-backed telecoms...
JAKARTA, Indonesia – A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's Sumatra island on Friday, the United States Geological Survey said, with residents sent fleeing from their homes. The quake hit the island's north at a depth of 12 kilometres (7.5 miles), about 70 kilometres from the town of...
The ASEAN Para Sports Federation (APSF) has officially approved the city of Solo, Indonesia to host the 11th ASEAN Para Games scheduled on July 23 to 30. The development was announced Wednesday during the Board of Governors meeting attended virtually by 10 member nations, replacing Hanoi, Vietnam...
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Eleven people were killed after being swept by tidal waves into the sea from the southern coast of Indonesia's East Java province on Sunday, said a local disaster management official. The accident occurred at about 00:25 a.m. local time on Sunday when 23 people were conducting...
K-pop, Korean dramas and Korean food are the first things that come to mind among youths in countries under the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) including the Philippines. This is the result of a survey conducted by the Seoul-based ASEAN-Korea Centre (AKC) “aimed to identify the...
Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi has appealed to Indonesia’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Arifin Tasrif, for the lifting of its coal export ban as this would have an adverse impact on the availability of electricity supply in the Philippines. In a letter to the Indonesian energy...
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The Department of Energy (DOE) should ensure there is ample coal supply and prevent an increase in the prices of coal following the Indonesian government’s decision to ban its coal exports this month. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said the ban is a cause of concern as most power plants in the...
DENPASAR, Indonesia – Foreign revellers on Indonesia's resort island of Bali have been warned they may be deported if they are caught violating Covid-19 health rules during New Year celebrations, authorities warned on Thursday. "Get ready to be kicked out," Bali immigration office head...
The Philippine Army said Sunday, Dec. 5, that it hopes to foster a stronger security cooperation with the army and defense units of Indonesia. Maj. Gen. Henry Doyaen (middle), vice commander of the Philippine Army, hosts incoming and outgoing Indonesian defense attaches Col. Bambang Wijonarko...
Miss Universe The Puteri Indonesia Foundation, which sends delegates to the annual Miss Universe Competition, announced today, Nov. 28, its withdrawal from the prestigious beauty pageant due to COVID-19 restrictions. Its full announcement: Indonesia's statement of withdrawal from 70th Miss Universe...
